DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. How is the perspective towards a person’s place in society similar in Confucianism and Taoism?

2. If inner nature is greater than cleverness, then can a person that behaves with inner nature also be clever?

3. Hoff believed that Inner Nature is more important than cleverness, but isn’t cleverness also crucial to life?

4. Hoff believed everyone has its own function and place in the society, then has history always been like that?

5.. Hoff believed everyone has its own place in the society, so is that actually happening in our world?

6. Why is it vital to understand and follow the Cottleston Pie principle?

7. If you believe in Confucianism, how would you view this principle?

8. How does knowing your ‘Inner Nature’ help you live in the society?

9. What is Cottleston Pie?

10. What is the difference between the “cleverness” and “Inner Nature”?

Discussion Questions of the Chapter

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS